Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-10

shipped 500 years ago by the children Of
J2pgn. "This little fellow is 100 years
older. And those screens" be continues,
indicating two marVe-oUslY beautjfc!
bright golden screens on either side CT
the door, "were painted 800 years ago.
But wait, here is something still C-Ger;"
and he st0Ops down gracefully and IN
rolls 6 IOug strin Of SIX with landscape
painting on It that nigh. have been exc
cuted Yesterday. "FIis vas painted 1000
years Sgo by Kapauk." And :hen re brings
ouL deems Of those carefully rolled up
Rilke7 strips, ard 8 thousand years Of
JGpanese art with its slow development
and improvement is laid before you, TIL
YOU look s. last upon the AUlerjcsniZed
creations Of the present day, Gke-but
still very different. ! asked Hiya II MS
nQuive country was progressing 81 rapidly
IS reported, and he said that il wEs max
Ing tremendous strides. "W sit, I Will
give you ny picture and you
viii see how we cngrave II
japan" and be trips lightly up
stairs ard on his return pre- gu,ed ne
with very fair engraving from which TIC
above Illustration is copied.
IGsked him II Christianity would ever
cuparcede the Buddhist religion n japan,
ard he surprised me by saying thG1 It
would. "It is only o question OF line"
lie ssid. "Thgre are many Christians
there now, and many converts ege made
every cay. The large majority Of higa
caste converts are Protestsnts, hIr most
of the plahians enter the church Of Rome
Ny 0 IN Iltle tiva-year-old daughter mas
been baptized and shall be e Christian.
1t is good TO nave some religion, and
high caste japanese believe very little in
anything. His EHcellency assured me
that he liked the United States better
than auy country except his own,
to which ne Will temporarily
return in about year. The Minister'S
library aud workshop is in the rear Of the
house on the second floor end IS large
comfortable room, with & desk, hslf
dozen easy chairs aad several we'll
stocked book cases in 1t. Books lie
around everywhere, and his desk is COW
cred with volumes on education; political
economy, art and agriculture, mis- fayorite
studies.
Madame Hatsu Kuki IS 2 pretty, re
a1ed looking little lsdy, several
years younger than her d-siin-
guished husband and thoroughly devoted
10 liiIls 1IGJ LGNC luAtC OLiLN1CIJ III
under six years, girl and q BOY in
Japan and q little gin born in this
country two years ago.
The Minister'S niece is g bright, At
traCtive girl Of sixteen aud will graduate
ST fashionable school in this cry next
yesr. The chief secretary OF the legs
ton, Err. Shire Aka0sne, il SIS well known
as any dipiomatist IN Washing
ton, and has had more louors
heaped upon him than any man
OF MS aga in japan. Ee graduated from
Yale IN the class Of rs a. The early age OF
eighteen, and has been in the diplomatic
service ever since. Minister kuki never
smokes on account Of weak throat and
seldom sacrifices to the rosy goo OF wine.
Tee family generally rise & little before 5
and breakfast an hour later; lunch IS psT-
taken of at noon and dinner s. o'clock.
They keep splendid span Of bays and
have two fine turIouts, but
when his EXceliency wishes 20 ride, which
| is not seldom, ne hires Z saddle-horse for
the occasion. TIE Japanese legation is
one of the pleasantest to visit in
Washington, and there are few
representa- YES Of foreign courts
in this country more highly
! thought of than the unpretentious Envoy
Of His Supreme Highness the Mikado OF
Japan. LEWIS V. BoGTS